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Mission san fernando rey de espaдa floor plan top view.
What is the history of mission san fernando rey de espana.
Was founded on september 8 1797.
The other has specific names and dates of padres buried at the mission.
This mission is organized around a large quadrangle with a simple adobe church located in one corner.
It was founded on september 8 1797 by father fermin lasuen.
68 reviews of mission san fernando rey de españa this mission brings both emotions of joy and sadness every time i come here.
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Mission san fernando was the seventeenth spanish mission built in california.
Interesting facts about mission san fernando.
This is where my brother paul rip and i went to the seminary in 1962 and 1964 respectively.
The name san fernando de espana was to honor saint ferdinand iii king of spain.
This was after all where we had masses to commemorate my grandmother and uncle s death and also the same place where my cousin and her husband said their nuptials.
This mission is the fourth he opened in 1797.
It was the 17th of california s 21 missions and it still is considered the largest adobe structure in california.
Mission san fernando rey de españa founded by father la suen on september 8 1797 closed the gap between san buenaventura on the coast and san gabriel in the interior.
On a motorcycle trip the 5th of 21 california missions i visited was mission san fernando rey de españa.
It was here that the future mission san fernando rey de españa would be established.
Father fermin lasuen founded the mission san fernando rey de espana on september 8th 1797.
The convento has a stunning colonnade with 19 arches bordering the full length of the building.
If you walk up to the altar rail you will see two graves in the floor.
The founding of missions san fernando rey de espana.
Situated directly on the highway leading to the fast growing community of los angles mission san fernando became a popular stopping off place for those traveling on el camino.
The first buildings were finished only two months after dedication.
Style mission san fernando is simple from the outside but the inside is beautifully painted in the style of the mission s native american tribes the chumash and tongva.
A convento the padre s quarters and a guest house branches off the quadrangle.
First time here was back in 1995 when my uncle passed away because of a heart attack.
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One is a generic stone that probably represents some if not all of the 2 449 burials at the mission between 1797 and 1846.
Mission san fernando rey de españa is a spanish mission in the mission hills community of los angeles california the mission was founded on september 8 1797 and was the seventeenth of the twenty one spanish missions established in alta california named for saint ferdinand the mission is the namesake of the nearby city of san fernando and the san fernando valley.
This summer was a busy one for padre lasuén.
